1991 World Wrestling Championships
| 1991 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Host city |  Varna, Bulgaria |
| Dates | 27 September – 6 October 1991 |
| Women | |
| Host city |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | 24–25 August 1991 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
| Women | Japan |
The following is the final results of the 1991 World Wrestling Championships. Men's competition were held in Varna, Bulgaria and Women's competition were held in Tokyo, Japan.
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 |  United States | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  France | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Cuba | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Norway | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 14 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 North Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
Team ranking
[edit]| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 90 | Soviet Union | 77 | Japan | 74 |
| 2 | United States | 67 | Bulgaria | 60 | Venezuela | 56 |
| 3 | Iran | 48 | Cuba | 37 |  Chinese Taipei | 49 |
| 4 | Germany | 39 | South Korea | 37 | France | 45 |
| 5 | South Korea | 36 | Yugoslavia | 35 | United States | 44 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 35 | Hungary | 33 | China | 39 |
| 7 | Hungary | 27 | United States | 33 | Soviet Union | 35 |
| 8 | Turkey | 26 | Germany | 32 | Norway | 34 |
| 9 | North Korea | 22 | France | 25 | Sweden | 21 |
| 10 | Canada | 20 |  Romania | 23 | South Korea | 20 |
Medal summary
[edit]Men's freestyle
[edit]
Men's Greco-Roman
[edit]Women's freestyle
[edit]Participating nations
[edit]Men
[edit]494 competitors from 49 nations participated.
Algeria (1)
Australia (3)
Austria (11)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (2)- Bulgaria (20)
- Canada (12)
- China (16)
- Chinese Taipei (17)
Colombia (1)- Cuba (10)
Cyprus (2)- Czechoslovakia (16)
Denmark (4)- Finland (10)
- France (12)
- Germany (20)
Great Britain (5)- Greece (19)
Guam (1)- Hungary (19)
India (7)- Iran (16)
Israel (8)- Italy (11)
- Japan (20)
Jordan (4)
Latvia (4)
Mexico (4)
Mongolia (10)
Namibia (2)
Netherlands (7)
New Zealand (6)
Nigeria (8)- North Korea (8)
- Norway (5)
Philippines (3)
Poland (20)
Portugal (6)
Puerto Rico (1)- Romania (16)
- South Korea (20)
- Soviet Union (20)
Spain (9)- Sweden (9)
Switzerland (10)- Turkey (20)
- United States (20)
- Yugoslavia (17)
Women
[edit]64 competitors from 13 nations participated.[1]
- Australia (2)
- China (4)
- Chinese Taipei (9)
- France (5)
- Greece (1)
- Japan (9)
- Netherlands (1)
- Norway (4)
- South Korea (4)
- Soviet Union (5)
- Sweden (5)
- United States (7)
- Venezuela (8)
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Participants of World Championships". All Japan Female Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2001. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- World Wrestling Championships
- 1991 in sport wrestling
- 1991 in Bulgarian sport
- August 1991 sports events in Japan
- International wrestling competitions hosted by Bulgaria
- International wrestling competitions hosted by Japan
- 1991 in Japanese women's sport
- International sports competitions in Varna
- September 1991 sports events in Europe
- October 1991 sports events in Europe
- Sports competitions in Tokyo
- 1991 in Tokyo
